Welcome to Y6 Magnolia

#Y6Magnolia

Teacher: Mr Tumilty (Mr Pasdari - Thursdays)

Teaching Assistants: Ms Denton, Miss Taylor

I hope everyone had a thoroughly enjoyable and safe Christmas and, as always, are ready to work hard this term and continue to grow our brains in order to reach our potential!

Work in Maths and English will be geared towards pushing the children's ability to the next level and giving them a chance to show how creative they can be. To make this possible it is essential that pupils maintain excellent attendance throughout this term. This term's topic will focus on our city of Manchester! We will look at how Manchester has developed through the centuries, how important this is and what exactly makes our city great and unique. I will attach our bookshelf poster which will contain details of this term’s objectives.

It is particularly important that the children continue reading regularly at home to help their understanding of writing and comprehension whilst trying their best with homework (handed out every Friday) in order to consolidate their spellings, grammar and maths learning from the week.

Our weekly routine will be...

• Tuesday- Children should arrive in school in full P.E. kits (yellow t-shirts, black shorts or tracksuit bottoms during the Winter months and trainers or black pumps). Regular school uniform is not required on this day.
• Wednesday- Homework books handed in with completed homework tasks.
• Wednesday- Children should arrive in school in full P.E. kits (yellow t-shirts, black shorts or tracksuit bottoms during the Winter months and trainers or black pumps). Regular school uniform is not required on this day.
• Friday- Children will receive their homework on Fridays with tasks to be completed at home.
• Daily- Independent reading books to be brought to class every day.

If there are any changes to the weekly routine or there are any issues arise, please let us know!  Make sure you follow our class activities on Seesaw, #Y6Magnolia to keep track on all the fun activities and interesting work we produce each week!

I will be in contact with any specific dates and details of any up and coming events but please do not hesitate to contact me about anything relating to school life.  If there are changes to the weekly routine or there are any issues that arise, please let us know by contacting school either by phone or email- office@firs.trafford.sch.uk  The admin team are always happy to forward your emails onto class teachers. 

Many Thanks,

Mr Tumilty, Mr Pasdari, Ms Denton, Miss Taylor

Reading

As a school, we have a huge focus on reading for pleasure. It is crucial that children in year 6 read regularly, and that the texts they are choosing are appropriate and challenging for their own level. Please see below a suggested reading list for year 6 - full of fantastic books which should challenge and excite them! Happy reading! 

Our Art Gallery

Art is a lesson that we love to express our creativity. Sometime our art is linked to a topic or book and sometimes art is linked to festivals and celebrations in the calendar. Our units this year will be closely linked to drawing, printing and sculpting. We focus on the process rather than the outcome; that way all of our work is unique, just like us! We hope you enjoy the images of our work that will be shared on here and our twitter page througout the year.

Methods In Maths

We understand that the mathematical methods taught in school may be different from what adults at home know and use. Use this link to find videos that explain the methods taught in school for each operation.

Go-To Art Activities

Here are a range of fun Art activities that you can try out at home!